Brion looks at this week's opponent Nebraska and the games played from 1891 through 1919, and the history of Iowa against Oklahoma in basketball.

There have been 53 football games played against Nebraska, and Iowa is 20-30-3 all-time (40%).

Fry was 1-3 all time (25%), with the only win in 1981, and losses in 1979, 1980 and 1982. Ferentz is 8-6 (57%), but lost the first 4 (99, 2000, then 2011 and 2012). He won 8 of the next 10, including 7 in a row from 2015 to 2021.

A few interesting stories to listen for. The Cornhusker nickname was created after a win over Iowa in 1894. Fans got onto the field in 1896 to stop Iowa from scoring a TD, so the game had to be replayed 2 days later, and Frank Kinney Holbrook scored the winning TD to give Iowa the conference title. One game was impacted by pollution from the UI Power Plant fumes over Iowa Field, and another game was played during the Spanish Flu outbreak.

I also reviewed the history of Iowa vs Oklahoma basketball, as they are scheduled to play this week. Iowa is 3-2 all-time against Oklahoma (60%). The games were played in 1951 and 52, 1958 and 59 and the big one, the Sweet Sixteen matchup that Iowa won on a last-second shot in 1987.

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Former Iowa Football standouts Jovon Johnson and Jordan Canzeri offer up their expert analysis of Saturday's 15-13 victory against Illinois to clinch the Big Ten West Division.

Scott Dochterman from The Athletic and Rob Howe discuss the latest headlines in UI sports during the Hawkeye Hotspot Podcast. In this week's episode, they talk about Cooper DeJean's season-ending injury, Spencer Petras in the portal, men's and women's hoops, review the win against Rutgers last week at Kinnick and preview Saturday's senior day game against Illinois, and offer up our Big Ten picks against the spread.

Pat & company have everything you need halfway through the week!

Rob Howe answers your questions in the HF Mailbag Podcast. In this episode, we talk about Spencer Petras in the portal, what might be next for Brian Ferentz, Iowa's improved offense against Rutgers, if Iowa's defense will drop off in '24, men's and women's basketball and more.

Hawk Fanatic provides Hawkeye fans with a great way to start the week by listening to Don Patterson's segment each Monday during football season.

The former Iowa offensive coordinator and former Western Illinois head coach looks back at last Saturday's 22-0 victory over Rutgers and forward to this coming Saturday's game against Illinois at Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa (8-2, 5-2) would win the Big Ten West Division outright with a win on Saturday, or with a victory over Nebraska in the regular-season finale on Nov. 24th in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Former Iowa Football standouts Jovon Johnson and Jordan Canzeri offer up their expert analysis on the Hawkeyes during the HF Rapid Reaction Podcast. In this episode, they break down what they saw during Saturday's 22-0 victory against Rutgers.

Brion looks at this week's opponent Illinois and the games played from 1899 through 1936. There have been 78 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 37-39-2 all-time (49%). Two more wins by Iowa will tie the series.

This matchup has been fairly competitive throughout the years. Illinois won 12 straight games from 1942 thru 1967, but it included a gap between 1952 to 1967 when they didn't play. From 1990-92, Iowa won 3 straight, then from 1993-95, Illinois won 3 straight, then Iowa won 3 straight from 1996-1998.

Hayden Fry was 10-8 (56%), including the final 3 matchups (1996-1998). Kirk Ferentz is 13-4 (76%), winning 8 straight until last year's 6-9 loss in 2022.

A few interesting stories to listen for. An Iowa coach killed a rabbit to try and end a curse, Iowa fans came to Iowa Field to hear a telegram update on a big road game at Champaign, one game was so popular that ticket prices jumped from $3 to $10, and there were some really bad lopsided games early in the series by both teams.

Player profiles this week are Nick Bell, former NFL running back, who was a key part of the 1990 Rose Bowl, and had a monster game against Illinois in 1990, and Bret Bielema, former Iowa walk-on and team captain during that same time, who is now the head coach at Illinois.

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Scott Dochterman from The Athletic and Rob Howe discuss the latest topics involving University of Iowa sports. In this jam-packed episode, they review Hawkeye football's win at Northwestern and preview Saturday's Rutgers game. They also dive into the NCAA upholding suspensions of Noah Shannon and Hawkeye wrestlers, men's and women's basketball tipping off the season, Nick Brooks' de-commitment, Kaleb Johnson's absence and more.